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 The Writer's Studio
 

TWS Reading Series

THE WRITER’S STUDIO at Simon Fraser University presents the TWS Reading Series co-hosted by Fiona Scot aka ‘The Babe With A Backpack’ and Marni Wedin; both are graduates of TWS 2007.

  • Who reads? TWS writers, both current members of the Studio and alumni, local emerging writers and authors, authors on book tours.
  • What is the focus of the readings? Many are mixed genre, some are thematic, some feature a guest author.
  • Where are the readings held? Either the Take 5 Café or Rhizome Café, in Vancouver, BC. See the schedule below for locations, dates and times.

TWS READING SERIES SCHEDULE 2010:

Friday, January 15, 2010– Take 5 Café
Thursday, February 4, 2010 – Rhizome Café
Friday, March 12, 2010 – Take 5 Café
Friday, April 16, 2010 – Take 5 Café
Thursday, May 13, 2010 – Rhizome Café
Friday, June 11, 2010 – Take 5 Café
Friday, July 9, 2010 - Take 5 Café
August 2010 – Series on vacation
Thursday, September 9, 2010 – Rhizome Café - Exciting News!! Come out for this very special evening. All three 2011 Writer’s Studio Mentors will be reading on Thursday, September 9, 2010. Click here for more information on the Mentors.
Friday, October 15, 2010 – Take 5 Café
Friday, November 12, 2010 – Take 5 Café
Thursday, December 9, 2010 – Rhizome Café

LOCATIONS FOR READINGS

Take 5 Café is at 429 Granville Street at Hastings, in downtown Vancouver, and is usually held on the second Friday of the month from 7 pm - 9 pm.

Rhizome Café is at 317 East Broadway at Kingsway, and is usually held the second Thursday of every third month from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

Interested in reading or being added to TWS Reading Series email list? Contact Fiona and Marni at twsread@sfu.ca.

Like to know the guidelines for a successful reading? Prospective readers can download Five Rules for The Writer’s Studio Monthly Reading Series right here!

TWS Reading Series Co-Hosts Bios

Fiona Scott (TWS 2007) is a travel writer with stories to be told. Her ‘Babe With A Backpack’ blog has shaken the world of wanderlust and triggered freelance work in TimeOut, Outpost and Emerge. She also adapted her written words for the camera as a Canadian semi-finalist in The Best Travel Job Ever.

Marni Wedin (TWS 2007) tells stories for a living. Whether it’s over the airwaves in Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver as TELUS TV’s Western Canada content producer or in print profiling artists for ModernDog Magazine, Marni thrives on portraying the best in those she meets. As for her current, creative obsession, she’s been stalking the slam poetry scene and is working up the nerve to perform her poetry for points.

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